Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-03


nsr the scat Of which was embroidered by his
wife's hands. The exquisite cover which lies
upon tbs Bancroft piano was made by her,
and everywhere shout the house YOU will see
her hapdiwork. 1t is said that she was very
good cook, and while Bancroft was minister
to Berlin many Of the ladies Of the German
capital got points from her as to new dishes
She ,Sas as enthusiastic on roses as her hus-
band, and the Bancroft rose garden contains
nearly every variety Of this most beautiful
flower
Bancroft himself is a very accomplished
society man. He has lived all his life in the
bsst circles. and he can pay a compliment Us
veil as any beau of 25 At one Of Secretary
.srelinShuysen's receptions during the last
administration, Miss Frelinghuysen was sit
ting down when the old historian came in
She attempted to rise to meet him, but the
old gentleman stepped quickly forward and
prevented her by bending deeply over her
outstretched hand and pressing it to his lips.
He often does pretty little things of this kind,
and Mrs. Cleveland and he are on the best Of
terms. He retains great deal Of his youth
in his four score and eighth year, and he likes
to go tc good dinner now as well as he did
when Ttackeray and Dickens were in their
prime and he was our secretary Of the navy
Speaking If his literary work, it is not
generally known that he once tried to write
novel, and think in his salad days be
attempted poetry as veil Had he had Miss
Susannes beauty End be-. romantic marriage
as material to work upon, he would probably
have made a better success, but his novel
was failure, and, in speaking of it at the
time, he said: This ends it; can never be a
writer; s.se that it is of no use, and I shall
never make another attempt" He after
wards took up historical writing, devoted his
life to his history OF the United States and
made himself famous He was the better
able to work by the Independence secured by
his marriage; be got 100000 with his wife
The first volume of his history was published
just fifty seven years ago last June and his
intention is, believe, to bring the history
DOWN to 1880
Charles Carroll. Miss Bancroft's husband,
is one Of the CAROLS of Maryland, and he
belongs to the family of Charles Carroll of
Carrollton, who was the last surviving signer
IF the Declaration of Independence The
CAROLS date back for centuries as mobiles of
Ireland. They were there known as OCar-
rolls, and they were princes and lords of Ely
from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth century.
They sprang from the kings of Munster and
are related to the most noted families Of Eng
land and Ireland. Charles Carroll, Of Car
rollton, was one Of the most noted men Of
days. He was a member of
the congress that decided upon the Declara-
ton Of Independence, and he was the first
senator that Maryland had in the United
States senate Another Carroll owned a
farm which tormed large part of
the site of the present city Of Washington,
and John Carroll was all archbishop in the
Catholic church, and had much to do with
the organization Of the work of that church
in this country. 1t was he who married
Prince Jerome Bonaparte to Betsy Patterson
in 1896, and he was a founder of the Jesuit
college at Washington. There are a number
IF other noted CAROLS in our history, and
The family is one of the most cultured in the
Its blood is as blue as indigo, and
It has, ! understand, q respectable amount of
plebeian dollars to keep it pure. The newly
married couple will probably figure largely
in Washington society this winter, and
whether they live at Baltimore or at Mr. |
CAROLS home in Howard county, they will |
make frequent visits to Washington. if they
do not spend their entire winters here.
The indications are that the coming session |
OF congress is TO be one of the hveliest in our |
history. The tariff is TO be thoroughly over
hauled, and We. will have speeches on free |
trade and protection for weeks together after |
the holidays. Tho interstate commerce ques-
tion is to again come up, and half dozen
senator's and as many representatives have
bills to propose for postal telegraph. These
will not be Iuade merely for bun |
cnmbe, and it may be that the government |
will hx telegnphic rates Itcannot, of course,
regulate those Of the Western Union or Of |
any companies now in existence but congress |